Hamas’s barbaric raid on southern Israel represents the worst failure in Israeli intelligence since the Yom Kippur War of 1973. As in 1973, an Egyptian gave advance warning that “something big” was about to happen. In 1973, it was Ashraf Marwan, son-in-law of the deceased Egyptian dictator Gamal Abdel Nasser and aide to Nasser’s successor, Anwar Sadat. In 2023, it was Abbas Kamel, the head of Egyptian intelligence. The footage of Hamas surging through Israel’s Gaza fence proves that tech is no substitute for HUMINT: human intelligence.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said he believes people in the West are “incredibly naïve" for thinking agreements can be made with “radical Islamic regimes” in the wake of the deadly Hamas attack. Referencing the Iranian government and the militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah, Rubio said they do not value life “the way we do.” “We...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) called for Republicans to “get their act together” and elect the next speaker while slamming the “extremists” within their party. Jeffries joined PBS News Hour inside the Capitol Thursday night after Speaker-designate Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) withdrew his name from consideration for the role. Scalise was chosen as the...
Republican Presidential candidate Chris Christie called former President Donald Trump a “fool” over his remarks calling the militant group Hezbollah “very smart.” In a speech with his supporters Wednesday in Florida, Trump criticized Israel’s lack of preparedness for the attacks from the militant group Hamas. He critiqued the Israeli defense minister for issuing a warning...
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is questioning how the small number of Republicans who voted to oust him last week has led to the ongoing turmoil among the GOP conference as its members scramble to find a new Speaker. “What's validating to me is how do you allow 4 percent of the conference do this...
A former IRS contractor pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of leaking tax information about former President Trump and others to news outlets between 2018 and 2020. Charles Littlejohn, 38, was charged by the Justice Department last month for disclosing tax return information on “thousands of the nation’s wealthiest individuals” to a news organization as well as passing...
Republican Presidential candidate Nikki Haley said the battle in Gaza and Israel will be "hard" and "long," but "necessary" in a social media post Thursday evening. “At the UN, I saw how Israel was criticized. It will be worse this time,” she posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “The battle in Gaza...